Scan. Design. Manufacture.
Chairside 3D Printing & Milling Workshop – 8 CPD
This fast-paced, hands-on workshop is designed for dentists and clinical teams who already own, or are planning to invest in, a 3D printer or milling machine and want a reliable, low-stress way to bring manufacturing in-house.
In one intensive day you will learn how to take digital scans all the way through to finished, patient-ready appliances and restorations using MSLA and DLP 3D printing and chairside milling.
We focus on the procedures most clinics actually produce every day, including:
- Splints
- Mouthguards
- Whitening trays
- Inlays and onlays
- Single-unit crowns and bridges
- Both provisional and definitive restorations are covered, depending on the material being used.
The course is practical and commercially focused. You will learn when printing makes sense, when milling is the better option, how to control production costs, and how to achieve consistent results that can be confidently delivered to patients.
Throughout the day you will follow the complete scan → design → manufacture → finish workflow. This is not a lecture. Every stage is demonstrated and completed in sequence so you understand how the entire process fits together.
You will work with:
- File preparation and export from scanning software
- Printer setup and build preparation
- CAM preparation and nesting for milling
- Bur selection and toolpath strategy
- Post-processing and cleaning printed parts
- Crystallisation of lithium disilicate
- Zirconia sintering
- Chairside finishing, staining, glazing and polishing
During the practical sessions we will print splints and models, and mill lithium disilicate and zirconia crowns. In the afternoon you will post-process the printed parts and finish the milled restorations, including crystallisation, staining and glazing.
Along the way we cover the small but critical details that make the difference between frustration and repeatable success. These include machine setup, daily maintenance, workflow organisation, and the common mistakes that waste time, materials and money.
By the end of the day you will have completed the entire scan, design and manufacturing process yourself, not just watched it on a screen. You will leave with the knowledge, settings and workflow needed to start producing appliances and restorations in-house immediately.
Participants receive 8 CPD / CE credits.
Where and When
Date: Saturday, April 18th, 2026
Time: 0830 – 1730H
Location: Osseo Group Training Centre, 4/10 Newton Street South, Auburn NSW 2144
CPD: 8 Credits
Our speaker
Stuart is a registered practitioner known for a clear, analytical approach to problem solving. He focuses on practical solutions that work in real clinical and laboratory environments rather than theoretical workflows.
He works closely with Shining 3D as a product and software development ambassador and collaborates with the R&D team at MEYER Optoelectronic Corp, providing feedback from real-world use through engineering meetings, factory visits and system testing.
His skills span advanced manufacturing and CAD using Autodesk AutoCAD and Fusion, including additive manufacturing, CNC plasma and fibre-laser cutting, TIG and laser welding, and rapid iterative design through in-house 3D printing. This allows concepts to move quickly from idea to prototype and into production workflows.
Stuart has contributed to the development of core modules including the Aoralscan Elite IPG workflow, CreSplint, Cloud DesignCentre, iDentalLab and DentalJMS production systems. He also supported one of Australia’s earliest adoptions of additive manufacturing for chrome frameworks, helping establish reliable digital production workflows.
Beyond dentistry, he designs embedded automation systems using C on system-on-chip platforms to streamline equipment and manufacturing processes, reducing reliance on traditional PLC systems and allowing faster iteration and software updates.
His troubleshooting approach follows a simple engineering principle: stabilise the system, identify the root cause, then communicate the fix clearly. Investigations are reset to first principles to remove confirmation bias and isolate variables so faults are diagnosed from evidence rather than assumption.
Having worked extensively with production-scale outsourcing laboratories, Stuart focuses strongly on quality control, consistency and process simplification. His workspace and workflows are organised in strict production order to reduce wasted time, improve safety and maintain reliable output at scale.